Elegant euphonia

The elegant or blue-hooded euphonia (Euphonia elegantissima) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Elegant euphonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Euphoniinae
Genus: Euphonia
Species:
E. elegantissima
Binomial name
Euphonia elegantissima
(Bonaparte, 1838)

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Euphonia elegantissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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